IIM Ahmedabad kicks off new PGPX batch with 158 professionals from diverse sectors

The current PGPX batch comprises professionals from diverse industrial backgrounds, including academic and education, advertising/media, aerospace and aviation, banking, financial services and insurance, consulting, defence and security, energy and utilities, FMCG, food and food processing, government enterprises, infrastructure and construction, IT & ITeS, IT products, manufacturing, NGOs and social services, pharma/healthcare, retail/ecommerce, shipping, telecom, travel and hospitality, among others, stated IIMA.

The highest number of students in the current batch are from the IT products (19), closely followed by government enterprises and public sector undertaking and consulting (17) sectors.

“At IIMA, we understand the compelling need in the industry today for dynamic business leaders who understand the industry beyond textbooks, are hands-on as decision-makers, and take a practical approach towards real-world business challenges,” said

IIMA Director Prof Bharat Bhasker.

The batch will go through a three-day orientation programme to help them acquaint themselves with the institute and the learning journey.

Profile of Students

“The programme design is a unique mix of academic rigour and industry relevance, such that it helps the participants level up their skills to those required in today’s tech-enabled work environments,” said MBA-PGPX Chairperson Prof Amit Karna while welcoming the batch.

Reminiscing on the early days of the programme, IIMA Dean (Programmes) Prof Diptesh Ghosh said that PGPX was established in 2006 with an aim to provide exposure in general management to professionals who had expertise in a single vertical.

“In a short span of 18 years, the PGPX programme has grown to become the top management programme for experienced professionals in the country and it is one of the top 50 in the world with more than 1700 alumni across the globe,” he said.